The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 170

Chapter 170: Coward

The Black Leopard was a mid-level demon beast. However, the Black Leopard was unlike regular mid-level demon beasts, because there were three different types. They were the Stone Flame Black Leopard, the Blue-Eyed Black Leopard, and the Golden Black Leopard.

Among them, the one with the most potential was the Golden Black Leopard. According to a legend, the Golden Black Leopard was the one was most likely able to break free from the restrictions of their bloodline to become a level nine demon beast. That was because they were the same as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, both were level eight demon beasts. Unless a special method was used, most of the level eight demon beasts could rise no further than this.

Lei Ju said that the level six demon beast was none other than a Golden Black Leopard, with exceptionally beautiful golden eyes. The eyes were like jewels, radiating dazzling rays of light and there was also the jet-black fur which appeared to be gleaming, exceptionally beautiful.

The worth of a Golden Black Leopard was higher than that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf. No wonder Lei Ju was so excited. If he could bond with this Black Leopard, when he returned to the Tian Xin Sect, he would be favorably regarded by the Grand Master. He would also gain better face.

However, the problematic thing was, this Golden Black Leopard’s cultivation was at the pinnacle of a seven-star Star level expert. Looking at the fluctuation in its magic energy, it seemed as if it would soon breakthrough.

If it managed to breakthrough successfully, even if it were newly risen level seven demon beast, which hadn’t stabilized its power, it would still be very dangerous for them. No matter what, a Star level fighter was no match for a level seven demon beast.

The Golden Black Leopard was not aware of their arrival. Lei Ju also didn’t dare to alarm it, so he quickly ran back after discovering it and prepared to discuss with everyone how to deal with it.

Elder Wang pondered for a moment before speaking, “Looks like we can only send someone to lure that Golden Black Leopard out. Then the rest of us will lie in ambush outside and launch a sneak attack when it isn’t aware.”

Speaking of sending someone over to lure the demon beast out, Elder Wang’s gaze stealthily glanced over everyone, remaining on Ling Xiao for a moment. Although it was only a moment, it was still noticed by Ling Xiao, causing him to raise the corner of his mouth for a moment.

Lei Ju also looked veiledly at Ling Xiao, “Then, according to Elder Wang, who should we send?”

Elder Wang looked at everyone and hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Actually, it would be the best if I go. But I and the Black Leopard were almost of the same strength. If everyone gives me enough time, I am confident that I’m capable of wounding it seriously. This way, we would be able to pay the smallest prize and still catch it. Hence, the person to lure out the Black Leopard can only be chosen from among the three of you. Which of you are confident that you would able to escape from the claws of a level six Black Leopard?”

Elder Wang’s words were not wrong. The defense of a Black Leopard was not weak. All their power together might not succeed in wounding the Black Leopard seriously. Therefore, it was best if they let him make the move.

However, if they were to go this way, the person luring the Black Leopard would be in extreme danger.

Without waiting for Ling Xiao to speak, Lei Ju looks at him and said, “Lin-shixiong, the Golden Black Leopard is guarding that cave, so there should be a stalk of level six magic herb inside. What the both of you want is the magic herb. What we want is the demon beast. Regardless, you still must do your share. How about we hand over the task of luring out the demon beast to you?”

With those words, multiple pairs of eyes looked over to him.

Tang YunQi spoke up unhappily, “The one who wants the magic herbs is not Xiao-ge. Why should he be the one to take the risk?”

After saying that, she purposely glances at You XiaoMo as if saying, ‘You are the one who wants the magic herb. Why must Xiao-ge go get it for you? Why don’t you go get it yourself?’

You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, too lazy to entertain her.

Ling Xiao glanced over everyone expressionlessly and then said helplessly, “Lei-shidi had a point. So, just leave the task of luring the demon beast to me.”

Hearing these words, a veiled look of delight escaped from Lei Ju’s eyes, along with rays of evil intent. He very much wished that Ling Xiao would die under the claws of the Black Leopard.

Tang YunQi didn’t expect Xiao-Shixiong to agree. She stomped her feet in anger and took advantage of the time when no one was looking to glare at You XiaoMo with hatred. It was all because of this guy!

As for the one being overlooked by everyone, Jiang Liu, his expression was neither happy nor sad. It was just that when he looked at You XiaoMo, there would be a hint of envy. He knew there was no use for him to get excited. It was extremely clear to him that the Black Leopard would not be his.

After getting everyone in their respective positions, Elder Wang sent Ling Xiao a signal with his eyes.

Ling Xiao found it very amusing. He then entered the cave. It was said that obedient people were suspicious.

The ones with suspicions were of course not Elder Wang and company. Instead it was the one who understood Ling Xiao the best, You XiaoMo.

Earlier, when he heard Ling Xiao agree to lure the Black Leopard, he already became suspicious. How could this master listen to others? Could he really let Lei Ju push such a dangerous task onto him? Although his strength was way higher than the Black Leopard’s, Ling Xiao was someone who would never agree to something disadvantageous.

So, You XiaoMo felt that something was bound to happen inside the cave.

Just as You XiaoMo was popping his head in and out towards the cave, a deafening roar of fury rang out. The sound seemed to shake even the ninth heaven, quite simply, a sonic boom. It almost damaged his eardrums, but luckily, he managed to use his soul force to protect his ears in time.

A few seconds later, Ling Xiao flashed out of the cave followed immediately by a black demon beast with a pair of golden eyes, flying out of the cave. The black fur seemed to be standing on end, its golden eyes filled with murderous intent, fixed on Ling Xiao, as if it would at any moment rush over and rip him to shreds.

Ling Xiao didn’t delay and immediately led it to where Elder Wang and the other two were lying in ambush.

According to their plan, after Ling Xiao lured the Black Leopard out, Elder Wang would immediately use his most powerful killing move. And then, in case the unexpected happened, Lei Ju and the other Elder would start their attack to try and bring down the Black Leopard as quickly as possible.

However, it was not clear whether it was because the Black Leopard was too cunning, or because Elder Wang and company were too simple-minded.

Elder Wang condensed a third of his spiritual energy into his killing move, but it was detected by the Black Leopard. The body of the Black Leopard which was about the same size as that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf dodged nimbly in mid-air. The killing move which lost its target immediately hit the mountain’s side, causing the whole side to explode, revealing a huge gash.

The other Elder was stunned, releasing attacks rapidly. However, the one who should be attacking with him at the same time, Lei Ju, was motionless. He immediately yelled furiously, “Lei Ju, what are you doing?! Why are you not attacking?!”

Only then did Lei Ju seem to regain his senses. In an uncoordinated mess, they attacked the Black Leopard, but in such haste, how could they match up their moves? Twice in a row, their attacks missed their target.

The Black Leopard acted as if it had eaten a supernatural magic pill. Facing three Star level fighters, yet it didn’t seem to be at a disadvantage at all. It’s extremely agile body was dodging the attacks from the three of them, even launching counterattacks from time to time.

Probably because the attacks from the three people were taking up its attention, Ling Xiao was overlooked at the side. From time to time, it growled furiously while attacking Lei Ju and company.

Lei Ju was so frustrated that his eyes were red with anger. Why was it not attacking Ling Xiao instead of constantly attacking them?

He couldn’t figure out no matter how hard he thought. It was too bad that his strength was six stars, below that of the Black Leopard. His attacks against the Black Leopard didn’t even scratch the surface. Instead he was left dodging himself into a tight corner.

Therefore, over one half of the pressure fell onto Elder Wang because of insufficient cultivation, the other Elder could only share a little bit of the responsibility.

As for Ling Xiao, after luring out the Black Leopard, he would wander around the edge, pretending to launch attacks from time to time to avoid being the target of wagging tongues, showing that he was putting in his best efforts.

The men were losing strength as the fight went on, whereas the Black Leopard seemed to be getting bolder and bolder. Elder Wang finally realized that the situation was not good. If it continued like this, they would all die under the claws of the Black Leopard.

“Lin Xiao, you and the rest keep it occupied and let me prepare for a bit. When I shout, all of you retreat to the South at the same time.” A flash of bodily pain flashed across Elder Wang’s old face, but he still made the decision in the end.

The corner of Lei Ju’s eyes twitched fiercely. He knew what Elder Wang meant. It seemed like he was planning on giving up on the Black Leopard. Although he was unwilling, right now, it was the only choice. Otherwise, not even one of them would be able to escape. Thinking like this, he glared heatedly at Ling Xiao. It was all because of this guy!

Although they were unwilling to let go of the golden Black Leopard, every one of them still acted according to Elder Wang’s wishes. Even though this demon beast was very attractive, one must still have life to be able to enjoy it.

…….

An hour later, somewhere in the Jade Spiritual Cave, a few desperate figures appeared. They were none other than Lei Ju and company, chased by the Black Leopard and fleeing in all directions. This time, it could be considered giving away the bride only to lose one’s army on top of it. Not only did they not get the demon beast, each one of them had some sort of injury.

“Damn it!” Lei Ju’s eyes were red with fury. The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt. In the end, he just slammed his fist into the ground.

Elder Wang looked at him venting and shook his head helplessly. In his heart he admitted that they were too conceited. No wonder, it was a golden Black Leopard such great potential and even greater force. Even four of them joining forces were unable to bring it down. On top of that, they almost lost their lives.

The look on Tang YunQi’s face was unsightly. Although the outer appearance was not as beautiful as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, that Black Leopard’s strength was still ranked up there. If she could bond with it, she wouldn’t have to rely on anyone else in the future. Never did she expect that it would end in failure.

“Lin Xiao, aren’t you the number one of the Tian Xin Sect? Just now when it was time to act, why is it that you seem to not have used all your strength? Did you do it on purpose?” Lei Ju got more and more frustrated the more he thought about it. With all this resentment, when he looked at the person next to him – Ling Xiao, who acted as if nothing happened – it only drove him to his utmost limit, causing him to lash out sarcastically at him.

His words immediately focused everyone’s attention on Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao glanced at him indifferently, “I should be the one to ask you these words. I risked my life to lure out the Black Leopard. And when it came time to act, why was it that when the two Elders were attacking, you were only standing there like a statue?”

The moment he brought it up, everyone remembered it. Lei Ju at that time was very strange. Everyone already discussed it clearly. Why did he not react at all, wasting the opportunity?

Especially the other Elder. His impression of that moment was the strongest of all because he was the one who shouted at Lei Ju to attack. Thinking of that, his expression began to turn more and more unsightly.

Lei Ju’s face turned green and then white. He didn’t expect that Ling Xiao would turn the arrow back at him. But how could he tell them the truth? He couldn’t possibly say that at that time, he was hoping that Ling Xiao would be killed by the Black Leopard, and that’s why he purposely didn’t do anything.

He could guarantee that if he said the truth, even if Ling Xiao didn’t do anything, Elder Wang would probably hate him to death. In the Paradise Realm where danger lurked all around, it was better to have one more comrade than one more enemy.

“Elder Wang’s killing move missed the Black Leopard. I was too shocked, so I didn’t react for a while.” Lei Ju did not dare to appear too guilty, so he put on a face of chagrin.

Elder Wang didn’t doubt his words. After all, he felt that Lei Ju had no reason to risk his life for some trickery, unless he didn’t want to live. Thinking like this, he helped to round out the bumps.

“Now is not the time to argue over who is to blame. Next, we should think about the journey ahead. Oh right, was that level six magic herb dug out successfully?” Hearing these words, everyone turned to look at Ling Xiao.

At that time, he was the one who lured the Black Leopard out. Later, when they were facing off with the Black Leopard, Ling Xiao should have gone to pick it. It made sense that the stalk of magic herb should be in Ling Xiao’s possession.

Furthermore, the magic herbs in the Paradise Realm were mostly medium quality and above. If it turned out to be a high-quality magic herb, that would mean a high price. Therefore, there was no one who was not interested. If they managed to catch the demon beast, naturally they wouldn’t pay any heed to the magic herb. But since they failed, naturally…

How could Ling Xiao not know what they were thinking. The corner of his lips rises up as he said, “At that time, I thought your plan would work. On top of that, the scene was in total chaos, so I didn’t go dig up the magic herb. I’m afraid I have disappointed all of you.”

Lei Ju laughed coldly as he said, “I see, you want to keep that magic herb to yourself!”

Elder Wang frowned, but did not speak, seeming to agree with Lei Ju’s words.

Ling Xiao sneered and stared at him while saying, “I am a practitioner. Do you think I’d be able to dig out that stalk of magic herb? If you all are going to start counting, I’m not afraid of counting with you. Speaking about that, we already discussed it clearly beforehand. You want demon beasts. We want magic herbs. Therefore, I went to lure that Black Leopard out. The result, your lack of reaction caused everyone’s effort to be in vain. Now you want to accuse me of taking that stalk of magic herb for myself, are you in any position to say that?”

Lei Ju’s face turned purplish black hearing those words. A thread of hate flashed across his glinting eyes.

Seeing Ling Xiao looking so earnest and speaking with such righteousness, a certain person, who was only too clear about the real situation was having a hard time holding himself back. No one could have known that Ling Xiao had the potential to win an Oscar!